Network Administrator - Routing & Switching

About The Job :

Key Responsibilities :

- Modify network configurations and architecture to align with certification requirements.

- Guide the team on maintaining efficient network operations while adhering to certification standards.

- Perform network administration and engineering tasks on routers, switches, and other hardware network products.

- Support daily network operations, implementing necessary changes to maintain optimal network performance.

- Configure, manage, and troubleshoot Fortinet Firewalls, Forti Switches, and Forti Wireless Access Points (WAP).

- Manage and troubleshoot routing, firewall, and switching systems with a strong focus on network security.

- Diagnose and resolve firewall-related issues, with expertise in routing protocols, particularly OSPF.

- Stay updated with industry knowledge on networking, telecommunications, VoIP, LAN/WAN, and TCP/IP administration.

- Address network performance issues such as connectivity, bandwidth, and latency.

- Plan and execute device backups, updates, upgrades, patches, and vulnerability remediation to ensure a secure and efficient network.

- Manage severe or crisis incidents, coordinating with vendors and OEMs to ensure a smooth resolution.

- Create and maintain detailed documentation of network configurations, troubleshooting processes, and best practices.

- Participate in on-call rotations to handle critical network incidents and minimize downtime.

- Set up networks from initial configuration (day 0) to operational status (day 1), making necessary adjustments.

- Conduct network testing using L3 protocols, specifically BGP and OSPF.

- Implement and manage Radius, AAA, and TACACS+ protocols.

- Ensure secure network operations through IPSec configurations.

- 5+ years of experience in managing large scale Network.

- Use and contribute to procedures and tools to develop and safely execute network changes.

- Develop solutions for support team members to act on network failure conditions.

- Collaborate with network vendor technical account team and quality assurance team to drive bug resolution and assist with qualification of new firmware and/or operating systems.

- Manage and Perform Firmware upgrades and configuration refreshes.

- Strong knowledge of protocols and services such as MPLS, BGP/OSPF/IS-IS, TCP, IPv4, IPv6, DNS, DHCP, VxLAN and EVPN.

- Extensive experience with scripting or automation and data center design Python preferred but must demonstrate expertise in scripting or compiled language.

- Experience with networking protocols such as TCP/IP, VPN, DNS, DHCP, and SSL.

- Experience with network monitoring and telemetry solutions.

- Experience working in a large ISP or cloud provider environment

- Experience working in a network operations role.